Hi Gabriel thanks for your article, In Gamu Isabela they have only a few handful of Chinese restaurant since we are located in the province as far as my opinion to serve out some traditional ethnic Chinese restaurant is Gamu is Hong Kong Restaurant as they maintain I believed that in order to become a good cook one must first be a good matchmaker. The flavors of the ingredients must be blended with harmony. Without this harmony there is no taste.
While Singapore might be known as a mishmash melting pot of international cuisine, Vietnamese food has never been a highly prominent member of the list (well, at least not on my list). I had, however, read several reviews praising a particular Vietnamese food outlet in Chinatown and, when I was there recently with my friends, I grabbed the chance to pull them there for a try. Yummy Viet is located in the middle of Chinatown Food Street, a whole line of cuisine from around the region. The cafe itself has a very unassuming shopfront and plain decoration which, while far from the elaborate stylings of its neighbours, is serviceable and allows for meals with friends without jarring visual stimulation or blaring “ethnic” music ringing throughout the place.
I had the BBQ pork noodles (which almost all the reviews recommended), with a hearty serving of extra vegetables from a particularly carnivorous friend. The pork was really tasty, with a hearty, salty vigour that was just right and not thirst-inducing. The noodles themselves were slightly bland but had a springy feel. The dish also came with a generous serving of vegetables (and that’s before my friend offloaded her entire dish’s worth onto mine) and a spring roll, another highly recommended dish.
One friend had noodles with sliced beef, beef balls and well-done brisket. The soup base was, like in my pork noodles, done just right, with just the right amount of flavour without being too salty. Again, the noodles were springy and bland and the beef itself was generous, if very dry.
Another friend had the Yummy Viet fried vermicelli, which was very similar to dishes you could get at a Chinese zhi char stall. The noodles were done well, with just the right amount of gravy (and delicious, flavour-packed gravy it was). While the prawns in the seafood dish were just decent, the genuine bits of crab meat were tender and succulent and the dish, while a tad oily, was not heavy on the palate (nor was it totally filling, so those looking for a huge meal would do well to order something else on top of this).
We also shared a plate of the signature spring rolls, which were crunchy and ingredients-packed (although they have to be eaten while hot). I washed my meal down with a delightfully refreshing sour plum juice.
While the food at Yummy Viet might not be as earthshaking-ly yummy as the name implies, it is definitely a decent eat and, at slightly over $10 per person, a pretty good value for tourist-laden Chinatown.
While the food at Yummy Viet might not be as earthshaking-ly yummy as the name implies, it is definitely a decent eat and, at slightly over $10 per person, a pretty good value for tourist-laden Chinatown.
